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Clever Micro-Deposit Scam

2008-06-05 13:25:45 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...clever: Michael Largent, 22, of Plumas Lake, California, allegedly exploited a loophole in a common procedure both companies follow when a customer links his brokerage account to a bank account for the first time. To verify that the account number and routing information is correct, the brokerages automatically send small "micro-deposits" of...
 
Tags: account, bank account, brokerage account, online brokerage accounts, online bank accounts, largent allegedly, allegedly, customer links, customer
 
 
 
 
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Underhanded Implementation of RC4

2008-06-20 06:56:23 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
A runner-up in last year's Underhanded C Contest was a flawed implementation of RC4 that eventually just passed plaintext through unencrypted. Plausibly deniable, and very clever The other winners are also clever
 
Tags: implementation, clever, plausibly deniable, rc4, plaintext, runner-up, winners
 
 
 
 
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Google Text Ad Subversion

2007-12-20 16:02:12 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...clever, and easy to do This is different from when Googles ads were spreading malware but has the same basic purpose. Ultimately getting code on peoples machines is the best way to get control of the machine and ultimately make money off of it via spam, clicks, or whatever else they come up with
 
Tags: ads, googles ads, peoples ads, peoples machines, googles text ads, extra form fields, basic purpose, bad guys, future monetization
 
 
 
 
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ARCO gas pumps targeted by fraudsters

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2007-12-27 13:58:30 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...clever thieves are. I would love to see the device that was used, how they installed it, how they concealed it, and how they stored the information that they captured. This isn't just some "run-of-the-mill" street thug Fraudulent withdrawals, ranging from $400 to $1,500 per customer, were made in Las Vegas, Palms Springs and New York, police...
 
Tags: arco gas pumps, pumps, gas pumps, arco, gas stations, arco gas stations, card, debit card identification, creditdebit card data
 
 
 
 
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Relay attacks on card payment: vulnerabilities and defences

2008-01-09 00:01:52 by Steven J. Murdoch in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...clever techniques they developed to install Linux on the XBox360
 
Tags: dns, security, cellphone jammer dns, security michael steil, talks, henryk pltz describe, chaos communication congress, annie machon describes, arbitrary tcp streams
 
 
 
 
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Holiday spirit helped double Storm worm

2008-01-11 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Some clever, sexy Christmas-themed spam and a long holiday season helped the criminals behind the notorious Storm Worm more than double their network of infected PCs over the past few weeks, security experts say
 
Tags: notorious storm worm, security experts, double, holiday season, network, clever, spam, criminals, past
 
 
 
 
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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...clever idea Security is always a trade-off. I know people who rarely lock their front door, who drive in the rain (and, while using a cellphone) and who talk to strangers. In my opinion, securing my wireless network isn't worth it. And I appreciate everyone else who keeps an open wireless network, including all the coffee shops, bars and...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol
 
 
 
 
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Hiding Crib Notes on a Bottle Label

2008-01-15 14:15:16 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
How to cheat on a test by replacing a soft-drink-bottle label with a replica that includes your crib notes. Certainly more clever than hiding a small piece of paper inside your pen
 
Tags: crib notes, paper inside, label, piece, test, clever, cheat, includes, replica
 
 
 
 
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My Open Wireless Network

2008-01-15 03:33:22 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...clever idea Security is always a trade-off. I know people who rarely lock their front door, who drive in the rain (and, while using a cell phone) and who talk to strangers. In my opinion, securing my wireless network isn't worth it. And I appreciate everyone else who keeps an open wireless network, including all the coffee shops, bars and...
 
Tags: wireless network, network, fon wireless network, public, public network, computer, computer security, wireless security, wireless security protocol
 
 
 
 
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Process Doubling

2008-01-27 22:44:57 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...clever way around a fairly complex set of circumstances. Anyway, yet another odd thought
 
Tags: web server, fairly complex set, set, fairly straight forward, egress, fairly easy, fairly common occurrence, easy, firewall egress